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At Blossom Bariatrics, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, helping people regain their health and improve their lives is our passion. Our practice is devoted to surgical weight loss and helping patients regain a higher quality of life by losing their excess weight.

If your BMI is 35 or greater, with one or more obesity-related health conditions, you most likely qualify for bariatric surgery.

Here are a number of widely accepted criteria which make a patient suitable for bariatric surgery:

- Weight greater than 100lbs. above the ideal body weight for sex, and height.
- BMI> 40 by itself or> 35 if there is one or more obesity related health conditions , such as diabetes or sleep apnea
- Reasonable attempts at other weight loss techniques
- Age 18-68
- Obesity related health problems
- No psychiatric or drug dependency problems
- A capacity to understand the risks and commitment associated with the surgery.
- Pregnancy not anticipated in the first two years following surgery

Obesity-Related Health Conditions:
If you find yourself struggling with one or more obesity-related health condition listed below, bariatric surgery could be right for you.

- Type 2 Diabetes
- High Blood Pressure/Heart Disease
- Dyslipidemia/High Cholesterol
- Osteoarthritis of Weight-Bearing Joints
- Depression
- GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
- Urinary Stress Incontinence
- Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions
- Reproductive Health
- Sleep Apnea and Respiratory Problems

Our patients start to enjoy the simple pleasures of life again; such as playing with their children or grandchildren, riding a roller coaster for the first time, or starting to date and travel.

Dr. Tom Umbach is a nationally recognized, fellowship-trained, bariatric surgeon. His gastric bypass practice specializes in both advanced and basic laparoscopic (minimally invasive) procedures. The bariatric practice delivers outcomes that exceed national averages of weight-management success due to a commitment to surgical expertise, compassionate care, and exemplary pre- and post-surgery consultation and services.

- Adjustable Lap Banding
- Gastric bypass
- Roux en-y,and other gastric
bypass procedures
-gastric sleeve/ vertical sleeve gastrectomy
-lap band/ realize band
-stomaphyx/ Rose procedure

Dr. Tom Umbach, fellowship trained, Center of Excellence NOTES surgeon

one week in hotel with kitchenette $229

most insurances accepted